The Evolution of American IPAs: Consistency and Change in Brewing | 3min snip from Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine Podcast

I'm thinking about it too, I mean, I know we've talked about you in the past. I know I talked to you or talked to Mike Hunsaker, who's now Grains of Wrath. He worked here for a while and claims that, you know a student in the Matt Cole School of Brewing and learned so much from brewing for you. Of course, the Matt Cole acolytes are out there in the brewing world and the folks that got to work for you and pick your brain and have gone on to, of course, do awesome things themselves. Let's kick off the conversation talking about IPA and this kind of evolution of American IPA. Before we do that, experience distinct transparency and juiciness with Omega Yeast Daybreak 5. Using their Lumina technology, Omega Genetically Eliminated Haze and the popular British 5 strain, allowing you to preserve the fruit-boosting prowess while achieving crystal clarity. It's perfect for modern West Coast IPAs. Learn more at info at omegayeast.com. And RSS Macklin, a family-owned company started by the head of seaming technology from PS Angeles and SME and a field service technician from Ball Corp, offers audits and repairs for can seamers and can integrity training. With experience from big breweries, they bring valuable knowledge to craft businesses. They provide solutions for can damage, seam training, and help your facility become self-sufficient without relying on original equipment manufacturers. machine setup parameters or concerns about your can line call them at 330-299 or email them at service at rssmacklin.com that's rss m-a and if you're a brewery or distillery and planning or interested in adding a brewery or distillery to your existing craft beverage business visit breweryworkshop.com now secure your spot in our upcoming brewery and distillery workshop this September in Fort Collins, Colorado. Opening or purchasing a brewery or distillery today is rife with challenges and the things you don't know that you don't know could be the difference between failure and success. Invest in the success of your business with this four-day intensive, filled with panel discussions, small group sessions, technical tours, and more. Learn more at breweryworkshop.com. So Headhunter is a beer you brewed for a long time now. Maybe we track back and talk about some of that evolution of it, because most great brewers are constantly having to evolve beers, because you want them to hit the same. You don't want them to hit different, but everyone's context always changes, right? You know, the food we're eating, the taste we have, the ingredients where they are now versus, I mean, you know, hop kilning temperatures now are a lot different than those hop kilning temperatures were 15 years ago as you start this kind of thing. You know, the malt that you're using now is going to be different you know it's not going to be exactly the same as it was back then um the whole technology side of of beer ingredients has also gotten more developed better um and so you know those those things have to adjust along with it while at the same time our palates adjust and change and uh you know we're not in that hey hit me with 90 ibus

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